Documentary on Argentina at the Bloom Collective 1/28

This Thursday, the Bloom Collective will host a screening of the documentary film Argentina: Hope in Hard Times. “What would you do if you lost your job, they closed the banks so you couldn’t access your savings, and the government seemed unable to help? In Argentina they stormed supermarkets for food; the police gunned down 30 people in just one day. But what happened next was truly extraordinary.”

ARGENTINA – HOPE IN HARD TIMES joins in the processions and protests, attends street-corner neighborhood assemblies, visits workers’ cooperatives and urban gardens, taking a close-up look at the ways in which Argentines are picking up the pieces of their devastated economy and creating new possibilities for the future. A spare narrative, informal interview settings, and candid street scenes allow the pervasive strength, humor, and resilience of the Argentine people to tell these tales. These are their inspiring stories – of a failed economy and distrusted politicians, of heartache and hard times, of a resurgence of grassroots democracy and the spirit of community – told in resonant detail.

Thursday, January 28            7pm

Bloom Collective 1134 Wealthy (back space)

Suggested donation of $3            Discussion will follow